"The people from the Tiger Character Flag are here, the people from the Tiger Character Flag are here."
On the city wall, someone suddenly shouted loudly.
Ombuhong rushed out like a swift leopard and rushed to the edge of the crenel in a few steps.
Kankantada and Temulun also quickly came to the crenel.
A few miles away from Qingcheng, flags appeared in the sight of everyone on the city wall.
Under the flag, there are countless black heads, advancing neatly.
"This is the army of the Tiger Flag." Ombuhong swallowed subconsciously. It was the first time he saw tens of thousands of troops surrounding the city, and his legs were shaking slightly uncontrollably.
There are over 10,000 people, and there are no boundaries.
Tens of thousands of troops appeared outside Qingcheng. Wherever you looked, they were so densely packed with heads that it was hard to count them, and they were so heavy that they couldn't breathe.
"It's half an hour faster than expected." Temulun said nervously.
Kankantada said: "Now that the Tiger Flag's army has arrived, I'm afraid they will attack the city soon."
"I'll arrange for people to defend the city." Temulun looked at the countless soldiers and horses outside the city. It was too overwhelming and he left from the crenellation first.
Kankantada noticed that Omubuhong's face was pale, and his hand on the crenel was grasped too hard, with veins popping out on the back of his hand. He looked very nervous, so he said to him: "Are you scared?"
"No, I'm not afraid." Ombuhong bit his lower lip and shook his head vigorously, but his slightly trembling body betrayed his true thoughts.
Kankantada smiled and said: "This is tens of thousands of infantry. If it were replaced by our Mongolian cavalry, it would seem to be even larger, so you don't have to worry. Once the reinforcements from various ministries arrive, the city will be destroyed." When this great army is defeated."
"Yes." Ombuhong nodded vigorously.
The panic in his heart became calmer because of Kancantada's words, and his body stopped shaking.
"Let's go back to the Khan Palace and leave this place to Temulun." Kankantada said to Ombuhong.
The Tiger Flag has a cannon with a very long range. As the child of the Great Khan and the successor of the Great Khan Tumut in the future, Omubuhong did not want Omubuhong to be injured.
Omubuhong walked towards the city wall with Kankantada honestly.
Until I returned to the Khan's Palace, what kept recurring in my mind was the scene of tens of thousands of troops in front of me.
The Tiger-Character Banner army arrived outside Qingcheng and immediately began to deploy. Groups of soldiers and artillery teams entered their respective combat positions under the command of Chen Xunping.
The army's cooking team began to prepare pots to make rice.
Cannons were pushed under the city wall, waiting for the order to attack.
The cavalrymen of the armored cavalry battalion kept appearing around the Qingcheng gate to guard against the Mongolian armored cavalry suddenly leaving the city.
Tens of thousands of troops quickly entered their respective positions, all waiting for Chen Xunping's order to attack.
What did the Mongolians and Han people guarding the city see outside the city? Everyone looked very ugly. The legs of those who were timid were weak, and they wanted to leave the city wall and hide home, but Temulun Soldiers had already been arranged to guard under the city wall and execute those who escaped down the city wall.
More than a dozen bloody human heads were scattered on the ground, and no one came off the city wall anymore.
"Sir? When will we attack?" Chen Xunping came to Liu Heng to determine the time of attack.
Liu Heng looked up at the sky and said immediately: "No hurry, let our people eat something first? Rest for half an hour? Wait for half an hour before starting the siege."
"Do you still want to persuade him to surrender?" Chen Xunping asked.
Liu Heng thought for a while and said: "No need? Since they have done enough, why should we give them a chance to defend the city? In half an hour? Attack the city on time."
"Yes." Chen Xunping solemnly agreed and led the people to the front camp.
While other soldiers were resting, a group of heavy soldiers were busy building a camp.
The camp in Tiger Banner can be built very quickly. The entire camp is made of wood and has been prepared in advance. Once you set up camp at a certain location, you can directly assemble the camp and build the camp quickly.
"It would be great if there was a watch, so that the attack time of each battalion could be accurate to the second." Liu Heng turned his head and said to Li Shuheng.
Li Shuheng said with a smile: "I have a standing bell there, and I can ask someone to bring it over."
"The standing bell is too clumsy and not suitable for traveling with the army." Liu Heng explained, and then added. "The Ordnance Bureau has begun research on changing the standing clock into a clock suitable for portability. I heard that some results have been achieved. I believe it won't be long before we people in the Tiger Flag can use it."
Li Shuheng said: "The red-haired barbarians do have some skills. They actually thought of setting a day into twenty-four scales, accurate to minutes and seconds."
"We can't underestimate those red-haired barbarians. They are already ahead of us Han people in many things. What we have to do is to get the advanced things of the red-haired barbarians into our own hands, and then develop these things." Stronger than the red-haired barbarians, like sea ships, and various cannons, these are all things we need to learn from." Liu Heng said to Li Shuheng.
He came from later generations and knew that during this period, Ming Dynasty had begun to fall behind in some places, but it was not serious yet. If he wanted to catch up, as long as he was willing to spend energy, he would soon catch up with and surpass the countries in the West.
Li Shuheng nodded in agreement and said: "I used to think that we Han people were the most powerful country in the world. Later, through the information sent from Damuan Island, I realized that there are so many powerful countries on the sea. Once a big ship like the Hong Maoyi comes to the coast of the Ming Dynasty, it will definitely be a disaster for the Ming Dynasty."
"The Red-haired barbarians are lacking in technology and have begun to catch up with us Han people. Fortunately, we Han people have a rich heritage. It is impossible for the Red-haired barbarians to completely surpass us in a short time. However, if we continue like now and do not pay attention to technology, we The profound cultural background of the Han people is not enough." Liu Heng sighed.
The more he knew what it would be like in the next one or two hundred years, the more he sighed in his heart.
Obviously, the Han people also had so many opportunities to become a maritime power, but they were given up time and time again. In the end, they could only close the country and become arrogant until they were bombarded with cannons.
"Sir, Deputy Director, let's eat something first!" Zhao Wu walked up to them with two rice bowls.
Liu Heng said to Li Shuheng, "Yes, let's eat first."
The food in the rice bowl is very simple, big meat buns with garlic and pickles inside.
The two of them ate together.
After finishing the meal, the war drums sounded on the high platform.
Half an hour later, the war drums began to be beaten, and the artillery team's cannon was fired first.
